Beauty's Scathing Address.

Evening Star, Issue 16909, 5 December 1918, Page 3

Beauty's Scathing Address.

A HUMILIATING END.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, j Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and j Reuter. ] LONDON, December 3. ! Admiral Beatty, in a speech to the crew of the battle-cruiser Lion on the eve of the escorting of the German warships from Rosyth to Scapa Flow, said : "It is a pitiable and horrible sight to see great ships following a British light cruiser to internment. The sides of the old_ Lion, which have been well hammered in the past, must have ached, as I ached, and you ached, to give them another taste of what we intended for them; but their humiliating end was the proper end for an enemy who proved themselves lacking in chivalry at sea. The enemy's strategy, tactics, and 'behaviour were beneath contempt. Their end was worthy of a nation which waged war in such a fashion." MARCH ON THE RHINE. Australian and N.Z. Cabl« Association ,-vnd Reuter. LONDON, Dece:^-,,r 2. A Belgian communique states : Our advance is proceeding methodically. Our cavalry have entered Julich (26 miles west of Cologne), and infantry have reached the Aix-la-Chapelle-Eupen lino. Calm reigns in the occupied localities. An American communique states : Tho Third Army has reached, the Vrewinhel-Mettlach-Rievenich - Morscheim-Ilirschfe!- 1 derhof line. Troops have occupied Treves. FOCH'S ULTIMATUM. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. COPENHAGEN, December 3. .A message from Berlin states that Marshal Foch delivered an ultimatum to the German armistice delegates, demanding the handihg Over of the best and strongest The ultimatum expired on December 2. The result is not yet known, but ' Vorwarts' and other German newspapers emphasise that there is no hope of the prolongation of the armistice, and if acceptable civil order is not established the Allies will occupy Germany. PARIS, December 2. The British Armistice Commission occupies the ex-Kaiser's house at Spa. WAR PRISONERS RETURN. Australians awl N.Z. Cable Association and Rautar. LONDON, December 3. Over 40,000 British war prisoners have .arrived in England from Germany since the armistice was signed. THE 1871 INDEMNITY. PARIS, December 2. ' The Municipal Council have unanimously /esolved in favor of recovering from Germany the £200,000,000 levied on Paris in 1870, with interest. THE LONDON CONFERENCE. Australian and N. 31. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, December 3. The Interallied Conference was resumed today at Downing street. A huge crowd cheered the representatives. to tho conference the Imperial War Cabinet met, Sir K. L. Borden, Mr W. M. Hughes, and other Dominion representatives being present. The conference will end to-day, and the Allied delegates will leave to-morrow evening. LOOTING IN RUMANIA. LONDON. December 3. Before evacuating the Dobrudja the Germans completely destroyed machinery and stole all the foodstuffs. GERMAN-DUTCH TRADE. Renter's Telegrams. AMSTERDAM. December 3. The Dutch Government have stopped all exports to Germany, as a reprisal for tho stoppage of the export of German coal to Holland. RUSSIA AND THE ENTENTE. Renter's Telegrams. LONDON. December 5. The Central News publishes a despatch rtat-ing that negotiations with Russian representatives resulted in the formation of an All-Russian Government under the protection of tho Entente, and supported by the volunteer army. AMSTERDAM, December 3. Advices from Berlin state that the Russian Commissary Radek declared that the Entente will be unable to interfere in South Russia before the spring. He hoped that Germany would be Russia's ally before than. BEELLN, December 2. Twelve British destroyers have reached Libau. .THE HAGUE, December 2. The Russian Provisional Government, at Omsk have telegraphed to the Dutch Government confirming the statement that tha Provisional Government have assumed all liabilities of tho Russian Treasury, and payment of interest on loans, etc., will be jnadb when Russia Is reunited.